I think we’ve figured out a bit of a pattern in when our customers like to come. Therefore, we are going to try some different hours. I know it’s not good to change in “mid stream” like this. Hopefully I don’t confuse everyone.
So, this is what the new hours will be until further notice:
Tuesday – Thursday 4pm – 8pm
Friday – 8am – 1pm
Saturday 8am – 1pm
I would say we’ve got a strong 2 weeks of picking left and probably 3.
If you want to pick a lot of blueberries and you can’t come at these times, please call us. I’m sure we can work out a time. 660-342-1771.
Thank you! B. Bob
Posted in Picking at our Farm.
By The Price Family
– June 26, 2010
I can’t get over how much different the crop is this year from past years. You have harvested over 1400 pounds and we’ve really just begun. We had a wonderful turnout today, especially in the morning. I know I keep saying this but it’s sooo much fun to have you all out on the farm enjoying yourselves. It makes all the hard work we do the rest of the year worth it.
Well, I would estimate that tomorrow we will have at least another 400 pounds ripe, if not more. And the berries are still very nice.
Just a note about picking this year:
Many of the bushes have a lot of foilage. Therefore, many of the berries are hidden underneath. They are crying out to you to be picked but I guess most of you can’t hear them or don’t understand the blueberry dialect. So, just gently lift or move the cane aside and see those bunches of berries holding their perverbial arms up for you to pick them. So tomorrow, load up and head out to pick some blues. I think we are going to have some ice cold, freshly squeezed, blueberry lemonade for sale too if you get thirsty.
B. Bob
Posted in Picking at our Farm.
By The Price Family
– June 25, 2010
Yesterday we made this salsa. It was very easy and really good.
1 c. fresh blueberries
1 T. lemon juice
2 T. sugar
1 c. frozen corn, drained
1 c. black beans, drained
1 c. prepared salsa
1 small red onion, diced
cilantro to taste, diced
tortilla chips
Cook blueberries, lemon juice & sugar till berries are juicy. Add the rest of the ingredients and heat through.
We made our own salsa (since we found out at the last minute we were out of prepared salsa) from garlic, canned tomatoes, and onion. Oh, and hot peppers. But it still wasn’t spicy enough for Daddy’s taste. (He likes everything really hot).
Posted in Recipes.
By Karise
– June 25, 2010
I was grateful for the coolness after the storm tonight but the storm didn’t do much for our customer count. The ones that did come out after the storm were greeted with cool weather and an abundance of very nice berries. We have several varieties and its fun to take a “taste test”
So, I want to open up tomorrow (Thursday 24th) because I can’t stand to let a beautiful day go by (supposed to be sunny and 82 degrees). We will be open at 4pm to 8pm again. So bring the family and friends and heap up your buckets with luscious blueberries. B. Bob
Posted in Uncategorized.
By The Price Family
– June 23, 2010
Blues alert! Come get lots of ripe, luscious, blueberries. Even after the weekend, there are many berries to be picked. We are going have a special open window of picking, Tuesday (22nd)and Wednesday (23rd) of this week. We will be open from 4pm to 8pm these days for this week only. Please tell your friends. It will be very easy picking. After these special picking days, we will be back to Fridays and Saturdays 8am – 7pm B. Bob
Posted in Uncategorized.
By The Price Family
– June 20, 2010
Well, the picking was pretty heavy this morning but the heat was pretty intense this afternoon and not many came. There are about 200 lbs ripe, beautiful, berries still waiting to be picked tomorrow.
Stay tuned because there are literally thousands of pounds on the bushes to ripen in the next few weeks and they are turning quickly. Don’t forget you can sign up for Twitter to receive reports. Blueberry Bob
Posted in Picking at our Farm.
By The Price Family
– June 18, 2010
The blues are eagerly awaiting your arrival on June 18th!!
The bushes are heavily laden with luscious, ripe berries:
A huge cluster of ripe, quarter-sized berries:
If you can find them, you can have them! :-)
See you June 18th!
Posted in Blueberry picking, Pictures of our Farm.
By The Price Family
– June 14, 2010
We are not yet open for business this season, but we will be soon! From how the blueberries look now, we are hoping to be open for picking on June 18, 2010. However, this date is subject to change, so keep checking back here to know the latest. Or, follow us on Twitter for picking updates.
Prices for this season will be:
U-pick berries: $2.85 per pound
We-pick berries: $5.00 per pound
We must have 24 hours notice to fill We-Pick Orders!!
Posted in Picking at our Farm.
By The Price Family
– June 1, 2010
I think it’s time for a bit of an update on the blueberry bushes. It’s always exciting to see the blooms on the bushes turn into tiny little berries.
The bushes are absolutely loaded this year, and with all the moisture we’ve had this spring, the berries are filling out nicely.
Right now, a lot of the berries are about the same size as a pea, though many are smaller than that.
Right now we estimate the blueberries may be ready to pick as soon as June 18th, so start spreading the word to all your friends and relatives! If you want to get all the latest updates about when we’ll be open and availability during picking season, make sure you sign up to follow us on Twitter!
Do you know what this is? Well, it’s a WEED. And here at Lost Branch Blueberry Farm, we wage war on all weeds growing in the blueberry patch from early spring through fall. Most of the time, the method is hand-to-hand combat.
Here is a very dedicated warrior.
Karise rescues a poor blueberry bush from the strangling clutch of an enemy.
One thing you should know if you don’t already is that even though we are not certified organic, we never spray our bushes with any chemicals. You can eat the fresh blueberries knowing you’re not ingesting all those harmful spray residues that come on most commercially-grown berries.
Keep in touch, all you blueberry lovers, and we’ll keep you posted–
right here.
Posted in Pictures of our Farm, Work Around the Farm.
By The Price Family
– May 20, 2010
This post is rather late, but better late than never, right?
Hi, I’m Grant, and this is my first post. You have probably seen pictures of me shoveling the barn out in Abriana’s previous posts.
Well, now to the story. On Saturday, May 20th, we started the day out with a hearty breakfast, and then went into town to get some supplies that will be needed for the upcoming day. After we got home we started with getting the irrigation for the blueberries ready to be used. After that, I started to get lunch ready (my mother and sisters were at a conference in Illinois). After we had finished lunch we went outside and finished up some loose ends. After completing that, we decided to plow up the new asparagus patch. So, I went and got my granddad’s tractor, drove it down to our barn, and then attached the plow to the tractor. I will here tell a little about the plow.
The plow is John Deer and about 100 years old. It is one bottom and originally drawn by a horse. I am the 5th generation to use the plow. They (my grandfathers) used to plow around 60 acres with it every year! To put that into perspective, our farm has a total of 27 acres, and we’ve only plowed 1/8 of an acre on the asparagus patch. We were worn out! So then, 60 acres was a lot of plowing!!! They could plow around 3 acres a day. Now it takes only about a one 12 hour day to do 60 acres… Makes me thankful for technology!! We now get around 40 bushels of beans to the acre compared to in 1965 when my grandad got an average of 15 bushels to the acre!
Plowing is more difficult than it looks, I found that out when I offered to let my dad drive the tractor and I myself plow for a little bit. It was very hard! You have to keep the row straight and if you want to do that you have to lean to the right to turn left and to the left to turn right!
So needless to say, we dropped into bed that night exhausted and ready to go to sleep. It was a great privilege to follow in the footsteps of my great grandfathers, to hold the plow where they held it with their hands, sweating and blistering in the heat. It’s quite an experience!!!
Posted in Work Around the Farm.
Tagged with Asparagus, Farm Doings.
By The Price Family
– May 4, 2010
